The Cynic's Glossary of Business Terminology
A bit of lighthearted musing designed to keep me sane on the job, in no particular order.
Negotiation - The art of distributing dissatisfaction equitably among interested parties
Win-Win Outcome - A successful negotiation in which each party believes itself to be the least dissatisfied
Information Technology - Two good things that go worse together
Project Team - Group created for the purpose of blame centralization
Teamwork - Common oxymoron used in the process of blame allocation
Networking - Process of establishing contact with future blame recipients
Business Metrics - Statistics used for blame identification and redirection
Pessimist - One with a negative outlook. More commonly referred to as "experienced".
In the kitchen this week I told someone that I have never burned anything. Never. But I have applied excessive amounts of heat to food for extended periods of time in order to maximize the carbonization process.
That's different.
Posted by rhymes with kerouac on May 7, 2005 08:48 PM
